your guys'
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /(ˈ)jɝ (ˈ)ɡaɪz(əz)/, /(ˈ)jɔɹ-/, enPR: yər(ʹ) gīz(əz)(ʹ), yôr(ʹ)-
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /(ˈ)joː (ˈ)ɡɑɪz(əz)/
Pronoun
your guys' (chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, chiefly proscribed)
- Possessive of you guys.
- 2004, Napoleon Dynamite
- Hey can I use your guys' phone for a sec?
- 2004, Napoleon Dynamite
Usage notes
The unproscribed possessive of you guys is your[1] (e.g., "I thank you guys for all of your help.").
Synonyms
Determiner
your guys' (chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, chiefly proscribed)
- Possessive determiner of you guys.